After the Jinyiwei finished his narration, Wei Zhongxian could not wait any longer. He wished he could fly to the young man who had pawned the jade pendant and take a good look at him.
Looking at the Embroidered Uniform Guards 'Flag Officer kneeling on the ground, Wei Zhongxian scratched his chin.
Speaking of which, this guy had put in a lot of effort. If he had not gotten that jade pendant, he would probably have to wait in the pawn shop's warehouse for two to three years.
However, if he had not bumped into it today, who knew where this jade pendant would have ended up.
Therefore, after pondering for a moment, Wei Zhongxian carefully put the jade pendant away and said in a deep voice,
"In a while, I'll go and get twenty taels of reward money, and then twenty strokes of the rod.”
Hearing that Wei Zhongxian had both a reward and a punishment, the flag officer was overjoyed.
He understood that he had escaped a calamity today.
A mere twenty strokes, and it was self-inflicted, that was not a problem at all.
On the contrary, twenty taels of silver was enough to make him ecstatic.
He didn't expect Eunuch Wei to like this jade pendant.
The flag officer did not say anything else and kowtowed a few more times on the ground.
"Thank you for your generous gift, Chang Gong!"
Wei Zhongxian lightly hummed, and the Brocade Guard tactfully retreated quickly.
After these people left, Wei Zhongxian sat quietly in the carriage.
After a long while, he said to a eunuch beside him,""Follow the lead that person just said and investigate all the way down.”
"I want to know as soon as possible who the scholar who pawned the jade pendant is, where he is, and whether he was the first person to bring the jade pendant to the capital.”
"Remember, investigate quietly. Don't alarm anyone. Report to me as soon as you find it!”
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Four hours later, on a street on the east side of the capital.
Wei Zhongxian had changed his usual majestic team and only brought a few guards with high martial arts skills to disguise and protect him. His attire had also changed into more common silk.
According to the report of his subordinates, the young man who pawned the jade pendant was called Wei Ning, the original owner of the jade pendant.
Like him, his surname was Wei.
Moreover, when he left home that year, he had told his wife that if she gave birth to a boy, she could choose a name.
After Wei Ning pawned the jade pendant, he used his silver to rent a small shop on this street. He was probably busy cleaning up inside.
Looking at the small shop only a few steps away from him, Wei Zhongxian's eyes flashed with hesitation and timidity.
That's right.
Even if his heart was as hard as iron, he was decisive in killing, and he had always shown the world a bloody and iron face.
He would also have times of hesitation and cowardice. This was the first time he had done so since the Tianqi Emperor ascended the throne.
After standing by the street for a while, Wei Zhongxian took a deep breath and ordered the guards to stay outside. He then strode into the small shop.
……
At this moment, Wei Ning was packing up the tables and chairs in the shop he had just rented. He planned to open for business in the next two days.
Suddenly, he heard footsteps coming from the door and could not help but turn his head to look.
A middle-aged man dressed in silk walked in from outside. It was Wei Zhongxian.
However, Wei Ning's knowledge of this illustrious person, who was second only to the Darming Dynasty, only existed in the history books.
He had never seen Wei Zhongxian before, nor did he have any impression of him in his memory. Of course, he couldn't recognize him.
He would not think that Eunuch Wei was related to him.
After all, there were thousands of people with the surname Wei in the world. There were countless of them in Suning County alone. Normal people would not associate themselves with this Lord.
However, what he didn't know was that the moment Wei Zhongxian saw Wei Ning turn around, he was stunned on the spot, and his heart couldn't help but beat violently.
Like, she really did look a little like him.
His years as a eunuch in the palace had changed his appearance quite a bit, but he could still find some similarities from Wei Ning's face.
For a moment, Wei Zhongxian felt more confident.
He patted his sleeves, then cupped his hands slightly and said,"Little brother, do you sell tea and wine here?”
"I'm a little tired and thirsty after coming here, so I came in to ask for a cup of wine.”
Wei Ning was a little excited when he saw the first customer who came to visit him before he finished renovating the place.
He immediately wiped the table and chairs, then said with a smile,"It hasn't opened yet, so it's a little simple.”
Wei Zhongxian waved his hand repeatedly, indicating that he didn't care. He even said to Wei Ning,""Why don't you sit here, little brother?”
"While making tea, chat with me for a while so that I don't have to sit alone.”
Wei Ning took his advice and sat down opposite Wei Zhongxian, then started to brew tea.
Wei Zhongxian looked at the young face and slowly asked the question in his heart.
"I say, little brother, you look quite young. May I ask, how old are you this year?”
Wei Ning picked up the teapot and replied,"In terms of age, I'm already sixteen. My birthday just passed two months ago.”
Wei Zhongxian quickly calculated silently in his heart, and then his heart began to beat violently.
He had left home in April. At that time, his wife had been pregnant for six months. If that was the case, she would have been born in early August.
And from the time he entered the palace during the Wanli era to the current three years since the Tianqi Emperor ascended the throne, it had been exactly sixteen years and six months!
The timeline matched perfectly!
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Wei Zhongxian asked casually,"From your accent, it seems like you're from Hejian, but it's also a little different.”
"May I know who this little brother is?”
Facing Wei Zhongxian's question, Wei Ning smiled and explained,""My family was originally from the Su Ning side.”
"It's just that in the early years, the Hejian area had natural disasters for years, and ordinary people like me couldn't survive.”
"Helpless, I could only move far away with my mother and move to the area around Taiyuan Prefecture.”
"That's why I have the accent of Hejian and Taiyuan.”
This answer was like a heavy hammer hitting Wei Zhongxian's head, making him see stars on the spot.
Yes, everything made sense now.
It was no wonder that after he made his fortune, he sent people to look for the mother and son in Su Ning, but there was no news. It turned out that they had moved to Taiyuan Prefecture.
This time, even the location matched perfectly!
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